- Date
- May 24, 1982, 06:45 local (11:45 UTC)
- Place
- Ethel, AR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N5376Grumman G-164
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820524018579A
- Case key
- 70623
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
In flight collision with object
Terrain condition - snow coveredFactor
Visual lookout - inadequateCause
Analysis
The acft collided with power lines during the start of a swath run.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5376
- Reported as
- Grumman G-164
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 1139
- Airframe hours
- 2,535
- Engine
- P & W R-1340, 600 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Aerial application · Part 137
- Operator
- Albert Smith
- Registered owner
- Albert Smith
- Departed
- Ethel, AR
- Destination
- Ethel, AR
N5376Registration cancelled Apr 10, 1991 · Grumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164AAirframe modelGrumman Acft ENG Cor-Schweizer G-164A
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 22
- Certificate
- Commercial
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 2, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 1,995 total · 1,000 in this make and model · 120 in the last 90 days · 4 in the last 24 hours
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- Calm
- Visibility
- 3 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- 2,500 ft overcast
- Temperature
- 158 °F
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.